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Cedar Ridge Campground

Cedar Ridge - $20.00 - $22.00 per night (sites with 50 amp electrical service). This campground is open April 1 through 15 October and has 101 campsites with electric and water hookups. Sites 7-12 and 66-72 have 50/30/20 amp service, while the remainder have 20/30 amp service. Many campsites have pull-through capabilities. There are three comfort stations, a shower building, playground, and a laundry facility.

Hickory/Walnut Campgrounds

Hickory Walnut Campground is comprised of two big loops; Hickory and Walnut, and one smaller loop named Oak.

Walnut - $24.00 per night (50 amp electrical, water & sewer hookups)/$20.00 per night (electrical & water hookups)/$18.00 per night (electrical hookup)/$14.00 per night (non-electric)/$12.00 per night (Oak Loop). This campground is open May 1 through September 30 and has 97 campsites. 5 sites are used by volunteers and contractors, so there are 42 sites with electrical hookups (10 of these have water hookups) and 50 without hookups. Walnut campground has two conveniently located comfort stations and shares a playground and a shower building/laundry facility with Hickory campground. Oak Loop, somewhat separated from the Walnut campground, has 22 sites, all non-electric. Oak Loop has one vault toilet and two water hydrants. Campers from Oak Loop can drive approximately one mile to the Hickory/Walnut shower/laundry facility.

Hickory - $22.00 per night (50 amp electrical & water hookups)/$20.00 per night (electrical & water hookups)/$18.00 per night (electrical -hookup)/$14.00 per night (non-electric). This campground is open May 1 through September 30 and has 101 campsites. 4 of the sites are used by volunteers and contractors, so there are 50 sites with electrical hookups (6 of these have water hookups) and 47 without hookups. Hickory campground has 2 conveniently located comfort stations, and shares a shower building/laundry facility and playground with Walnut campground. The Hickory, Walnut and Cedar Ridge campgrounds share the centrally located historic stone smokehouse amphitheater where evening programs are presented on many Saturdays, May through September.

Group Camping – Elm and Ash

These group camps are open from May 1 through September 30 and cost $50.00 per day. These areas offer random camping for up to 75 people in a mowed grassy area. These areas are designed for tent camping, but a small number of wheeled camping units are allowed, as long as campers remain on gravel roadway. Facilities include picnic shelter, volleyball court, vault toilet, and drinking water. Campers can use the Hickory/Walnut campground shower building, just a short drive away.

Elm and Ash Group Camps are reserved through the National Recreation Reservation Service www.recreation.gov, or by calling 1-877-444-6777, but depending on availability, can be accessed on a walk-in basis, through the Hickory/ Walnut Fee Booth.

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